Dictionary of 1000 Polish Proverbs (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs) (Paperback)

by Miroslaw Lipinski (Editor)

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Product Description
In this volume, the proverbs are arranged side-by-side with their English translations. The collection is organized alphabetically by key words, with an index listing the proverbs by English subject.

Language Notes
Text: English, Polish (translation)
Original Language: Polish

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Product Details

• Paperback: 129 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781804825
• ISBN-13: 978-0781804820
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,267,018 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not unique, at least for non-Polish speakers, February 2, 1999

By A Customer

If you are looking for uniquely Polish ways of putting things or uniquely Polish proverbs, this isn't the book you want. The book is a collection of proverbs that translate into English, specifically with English equivalents. Some of them are simply the Polish translations of biblical proverbs and Latin tags; some others are Polish ways of expressing the standard proverbs but are translated as the English version of the proverb. I'm still looking for a book of uniquely Polish idiomatic phrases I ran across a while back; this isn't it.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book has very useful information and is well laid out., December 30, 1997

By A Customer

I brought it home to my family during the holidays and my polish grandparents loved it. Alot of the proverbs were ones they remember from when they were little.